In the central meeting of Saturday Permskie medvedi was stronger than CSKA with a minimal advantage. This success allowed the winners to head the tournament standings. The team continues playing without losses, while it’s the first loss of the capital team in the championship.
Chekhovskie medvedi and Dinamo-Sungul achieved victories over Dinamo and Victor respectively.
15 November
Dinamo (Astrakhan) — Chekhovskie medvedi — 27:33 (14:18) (Shelestyukov — 6, Gordeev — 5; Afonin, Aksyukov - 7 each, Shelmenko — 6)
Dinamo-Sungul — Victor — 27:25 (12:11) (Kovalenko — 6; Turaev — 7, Sazonov — 5)
Permskie medvedi — CSKA — 33:32 (17:16) (Volkhonsky, Dzemin — 7 each, Kamenev — 6; Ionov — 8, Hiryk — 7, Belevtsov — 6)
Tournament standings. 1. Permskie medvedi — 18 points (9 matches). 2. CSKA — 17 (10). 3. Zenit — 15 (9). 4. Chekhovskie medvedi — 13 (10). 5. Victor — 12 (10). 6. Dinamo-Sungul — 11 (10). 7. SKIF — 10 (10). 8. Dinamo — 6 (10). 9. Academia — 6 (9). 10. SGAU-Saratov — 4 (9). 11. Kaustik — 2 (9). 12. Skif — 0(9).

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